God knows if that picture is actually Takeuchi, seems too old to judge for me. The designs are legit though. Seeing this picture reminded of the old Kohaku sprites wearing an ugly lemon green kimono. The evolution of Takeuchi as an artist is fascinating.

There’s a very strong 90’s VN feel in those designs. It makes sense I guess. It’s interesting how little they changed from that to the original game’s designs.
About the remake designs, I am with you in that. While they ARE really updated they feel too modern for a game set in the 90’s. That is the same issue I had with some of the Mahoyo designs: they don’t feel like something out of the eighties.
I understand that they do that to make the designs more akin to the actual taste, but I can’t really… hm… feel they are right, y’know?

For me that’s the only design i ever know (mabye i’ve override that Ciel design with a slight newer (but older than now) one).
How much memories bring in my mind, especially that Hisui and “this chair”

These designs. These designs. These designs. These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.These designs. These designs. These designs.

The best. The best. The best .The best. The best. The best. The best. The best. The best .The best. The best. The best.The best. The best. The best .The best. The best. The best.The best. The best. The best .The best. The best. The best.

My only complain is Ciel’s hair. She just reminds me of Kayo from Yasashii Sekai no Tsukurikata. She looks pretty but I don’t know, I think she’s supposed to give an older impression on the reader. She saves you many times during the game after all. It’s your Senpai.